Mumbles … Power

Things my Dad and my Gma (Dad’s Mom) used to say have stuck with me throughout the years. When I saw this prompt all I could think of was the man…

You look like the man.

What man?

The man with the power.

What power?

The power of voodoo.

Who do?

You do.

Do what?

Look like the man.

What man?

…and on and on it goes. I can remember saying that with both of them and they would use funny voices and wild expressions. I wish I could remember about the man on the stairs who wasn’t there. Something like “He wasn’t there again today, oh how I wish he’d go away.” I think that one is a Lewis Carol poem. I know the one about beating your child when he sneezes came from the mind of Lewis Carol…

Speak roughly to your little boy,

And beat him when he sneezes.

He only does it to annoy,

Because he knows it teases.

And there is a second verse on that one but I can’t recall it right now. I know there were others, but sadly I don’t remember them. Those are some wonderful memories from my youth. Did you have any special poems or sayings you recall fondly from your childhood? Please share them in the comments or your own blog.